HAMPTON, Va. - Kyle O'Quinn's two-handed dunk with 31 second remaining gave Norfolk State the lead for good, and O'Quinn and Rob Johnson both hit two free throws in the final 11 seconds to clinch the Spartans' eight straight win, 80-75, over Hampton on Saturday evening at the HU Convocation Center.

O'Quinn (22 points, 11 rebounds) and Johnson (career highs of 19 points, 15 rebounds) both tallied double-doubles for the Spartans (15-5, 5-0 MEAC), who continued their best-ever MEAC start and longest winning streak in 17 years. The Spartans also snapped a four-game losing streak to the Pirates (6-13, 2-4), who swept the season series last year and eliminated NSU from the MEAC Tournament in two straight seasons.

Hampton rode a torrid first-half shooting display to a 49-42 lead, and led for much of the see-saw second half until O'Quinn's flush with 30 seconds left. Neither team led by more than five points for the final 19 minutes of the game.

Read the full story at NSUSpartans.com.

Wildcats Survive Hornets with Final Second Shot

DOVER, Del. - Bethune-Cookman's Anthony Breeze scored the go-ahead basket with 18.5 seconds left to give the Wildcats a 60-59 win over Delaware State in Memorial Hall this evening. The Hornets committed a turnover on the ensuing possession, and was forced to foul with 2.9 seconds remaining.

Bethune-Cookman's Paul Scotland missed the front end of a one-and-one at the free throw line, but DSU could only get off a near half-court shot by Brandon Oliver that hit the back board as time expired.

Delaware State led by as many as nine points in the first half. And was ahead 27-22 at intermission.

Read more at DSUHornets.com.

Coppin State Cruise Past N.C. Central

BALTIMORE, Md. - Senior Michael Harper scored a season-high 28 points and Coppin State shot 50.0 percent from the floor in the second half on its way to a 77-57 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference victory over North Carolina Central on Saturday in the Physical Education Complex.

Harper, who topped 20 points for the second time in the last four games, was 9-of-15 from the floor and 5-of-9 from the three-point line to lead the Eagles. He also added five rebounds, four assists and four steals.

The Eagles, who won for the fifth time in the last seven games, also received 10 points each from Michael Murray and Tony Gallo.

Coppin State (9-10, 4-2 MEAC) improved to 6-1 at home by limiting North Carolina Central to just 37.7 percent shooting. CSU also owned a 44-31 rebounding advantage and outscored NCCU 24-8 from the bench.

Read the complete story at CoppinStateSports.com.

Rattlers Rally Past Hawks

PRINCESS ANNE, Md.  - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore women's basketball team narrowed a 13 point deficit to one possession with less than a minute remaining, but could not get over the hump as the Hawks dropped a 54  -49 decision to Florida A&M  at the William P. Hytche Center on Saturday afternoon.

UMES provided a valiant late second half rally as the squad used five consecutive points by sophomore forward Shanyce Stewart with two minutes left in regulation to spearhead an 11-1 run. Senior guard Amber Cook made four consecutive free throws to bring the game to its second closet margin, 52-49, with 37 seconds remaining.

Following a timeout and a Rattler turnover, the Hawks had a chance to even the contest but the ensuing shot fell just off its mark as FAMU would hold onto its lead and send the Hawks to the loss in their first home game in seven weeks.

FAMU raced out to an 11-0 lead after three minutes of play.  A layup by freshman forward Porsha Barr would finally get the Hawks on the board, but the Rattlers would score the next five points of the game to take a 16-2 lead with 11 minutes remaining.  UMES used another layup by Stewart to collect a 14-7 scoring advantage over the next seven minutes of play to cut the FAMU lead to seven, 23-16.

Read the complete story at UMESHawks.com.

North Carolina A&T 62, Morgan State 61

Recap to follow